Our new
cemetery book, Galena
Cemetery, Floyd County, Indiana, is now available for purchase from the
Southern Indiana Genealogical Society (SIGS)
The price of
this cemetery book is as follows:
Orders may be
mailed to:
Southern Indiana
Genealogical Society
PO Box 655
New Albany IN
47151-0665
Below is a
sample of the types of information included in the book. The book is 266 pages, spiral bound, and
contains an every name index. I think
you will find this book very informative and helpful. We have tried to include several types of records on people
buried in Galena Cemetery, as well as many others living in the Galena
neighborhood in the past. If you would
like to purchase this book, you may contact us at Southern
Indiana Genealogical Society
Galena Cemetery,
Floyd County, Indiana
Published by the
Southern Indiana Genealogical
Society
PO Box 665
New Albany IN
47151-0665
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Every-name 1870 Census Floyd Co., IN now available in book form
TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Actual Table of Contents Shown)
The Cemetery at Galena United Methodist
Church......................................................... 7
Rules and Regulations of Galena Cemetery................................................................... 10
Certificate
of Election .................................................................................... 13
Abbreviations used in this book....................................................................................... 15
Section B, South Side of the Galena
Methodist Church............................... 19
Behind Church................................................................................................ 35
North Side of Church Building....................................................................... 63
Section C......................................................................................................... 69
Stones Not Located.......................................................................................................... 77
Lot Assessments............................................................................................................... 79
Information from Death
Records..................................................................................... 85
Obituaries ....................................................................................................................... 113
Galena, Past and
Present by Margaret Lamb Atchley.................................................. 199
Selected Newspaper Articles
on Galena and its Residents......................................... 203
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LAND DEED TO CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
The following is an Abstract
of Title as to the real estate situated in the County of Floyd and State of
Indiana, described as follows, to-wit:
Being a part of what was
known as the “meeting House” lot in Sease’s
Addition to Galena, Plat No. 153, being a rectangular tract of land
occupied by the Church building now located thereon, and consisting of that
portion of such ground so occupied by such Church building and a strip of
ground 10 feet wide on the northern and eastern sides of such Church building
and a strip of ground 6 feet wide on the southern side of such Church building
and a strip of ground 20 feet, more or less, in width on the western side of
such building and extending to the
road.
From the 15th day of August
1839 to the 25 day of July 1956.
"Sease Addition to Galena"
The Annexed plat of lots
represent an addition to the Town of Germantown, 15th day of August,
1839 by the undersigned. Made under her
hand and seal this day and date aforesaid.
George Sease
Witness Wm. Hardin.
Deed Record "O" page 579
Dated May 26, 1838
Signed: George Sease
Jane Sease
(X her mark)
Acknow. by said grantors before Reuben C. Smith, J.P. Sept. 8, 1838 (seal)
Recorded May 4, 1842
Cons. ________
George Sease and Jane Sease, his wife
Convey & Warrant
Jacob Miller, Josiah Lamb, Elisha King,
Adam Smith and Isaac Park,
Trustees of the Methodist
Episcopal Church
in the vicinity of
"Germantown"
Floyd County, Indiana, and
to their
successors in office.
Description:
A tract or parcel of land
situated in the County of Floyd and State of Indiana, adjoining the town of
Germantown on the north side thereof and bounded as Germantown on the north
side thereof and bounded as follows:
Beginning at the corner of an alley on the north side and on the east
side of First Cross Street . . .
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May
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Halstead, Henry, deceased. No living relatives. Lot
16; Range 4; Sec. B
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25, 1938 |
Haywood, D.; James Haywood, Jeffersonville, Indiana; Lot 41; Range 9; Sec. B |
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May 25, 1938 |
Henn, Charles; Mrs. Sally Henn, 2068 Eastern Parkway,
Louisville, Kentucky; Lot 42; Range 9;
Sec. B; (this entry also included:
“To trenching lot for lost graves as per price agreed $5.00) |
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May
25, 1938 |
Lamb, Harrison; Josiah Lamb, Rt. 2, Floyd Knobs, Indiana; Lot 39; Range 8; Sec. B. |
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May
25, 1938 |
Lamb, Pat; Miss Kate Lamb, 61 Burlington, Riverside,
Illinois Lot 65; Range 8; Sec.. B |
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May
25, 1938 |
Lamb, William; Mrs. O. J. Hampel, RFD 2, Floyd Knobs, Indiana,;
Lot 40; Range 8; Sec. B |
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July
19, 1939 |
Lang, Lula, RFD 2, Floyd
Knobs, Indiana, ; Lot 38; Range 8;
Sec. B |
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May
25, 1938 |
Lang, Thomas; Mrs. Edith Lang, Vance Ave., New Albany,
Indiana; Lot 64; Range 8; Sec. B |
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May
25, 1938 |
McKee, Fannie - lot; Lillian Cutting, 504 Fairview, Austin,
Minnesota; Assessment for lot in old
cemetery Sec. A |
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Jul 1939 |
Miller, J., - lot assessment
sent to a niece, Mrs. Nettie Hazard,
231 E. Market, Jeff., Indiana Lot 28; Range 6; Sec B. |
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May
25, 1938 |
Neat Lot; Finney, Frank Mrs., 75 Woodland Avenue, Summit, New Jersey; Assessment
on lot in old cemetery Sec. A |
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May
25, 1938 |
Reisert, Joe, 1810 State Street,
New Albany, Indiana; Lot 61; Range 12;
Sec. B |
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May
25, 1938 |
Rice, William, deceased. Wife, Sophia,
daughter, Cletis Fife, RFD 4,
Georgetown, Ind.; Assessment for Lot
14; Range 3; Sec B |
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25, 1938 |
Risert/Reeser - lot; Mrs. Ellis D. Bruler, 1122 E. Johns St., Seattle,
Washington; Assessment for lot in old cemetery |
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This section is laid out in lots at
first, but not all can be read that
way. A concrete wall surrounds this first lot. It has three Bott stones in it, but is big
enough for 8 lots. It appears that
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L1R1 1st stone |
Bott, Howard |
1914 |
1926 |
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L1R2 2nd stone |
Bott,
Ella
[1][1] |
1872 *3/4/1872 |
1947 *6/13/1947 |
(left-hand corner of lot); ss as Otto Bott |
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L1R2 2nd stone |
Bott,
Otto [2][2] |
1867 *2/1/1867 |
1951 *6/26/1951 |
ss as Ella Bott; death |
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L2R2G1 1st stone |
Reber,
Wilbert [3][3] |
1915 *8/27/1915 |
1934 *7/2/1934 |
s/o Joseph and Ida (Weaver)
Reber; this stone next to Bott lot |
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Bur. Permit: Reber, Wilbert; 2 Jul 1934;
Gunshot wound fired from shotgun by Chas. Casky; Coroner F. T. Tyler; Rd 64 near Georgetown, IN; 4 Jul
1934; Geo. J. Shrader; |
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R4G1 1st stone |
Hauswald,
George |
1819 |
1880 |
“Father”; h/o and ss as Mary |
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R4G2 1st stone |
Hauswald,
Mary |
1834 *5/8/1834 |
1916 *1/31/1916 |
“Mother”; w/o and ss as George |
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Geltmaker,
Harry |
2/26/1899 |
5/11/1968 |
ss as and h/o Lottie |
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Bur. Permit: Geltmaker, Harry -; 11 May 1968; 69 yrs; New Albany, Floyd, IN; Mullineaux
Fun. Home, Inc.; 14 May 1968 |
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Geltmaker,
Lottie M. [4][4] |
7/9/1892 |
11/7/1968 |
same stone as and w/o Harry |
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Bur. Permit: Geltmaker, Lottie H. ; 7 Nov 1968; 76 yrs; New Albany, Floyd, IN; Mullineaux
Funeral Home, Inc.; 10 Nov 1968 |
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Dempster,
John W. |
1853 |
1934 |
h/o and ss as Laura J. |
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Bur. Permit: Dempster, John W. ; 01 Mar 1934; S. R. Rodgers; 1221 Florence Ave; 3 Mar
1934; Elmer H. Backman, undertaker |
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Sample of Death Records included in Book |
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Name; Book/Page; Sex; Born; Marr. Stat.; Death
Date; Place; Age at Death; Cause of Death; Spouse; Father;
Mother; Burial; Residence; Informant
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Crook, Mary; H
1-45; f; not given; not given; 26 Jan 1884; not given; not given; Consumption;
not given; Unknown; Unknown; not given; not given; not given
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Crooke, Margaret; H 10#2-56; f; 8 Jul 1847 - Ind; Single; 30 Jul 1913;
Greenville; 6y22d; Pulmonary Tuberculosis; ; Joseph Crook; Mary Howard; Galena
Cem; Greenville; not given
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Davis, Annie ; H
1-49; f; New Albany; Married; 3 May 1884; Galena; 19 yr 4 mo 3 da; ; Phthisis; not given; John Lemon; Mary
Lemon; not given; not given; not given
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Davis, Charles P., Dr.; H 8-38; m; 21 May 1860; Married; 5 Oct 1925; Galena; 65y4m14d; Acute
dilation of heart; Mary Lorina Davis; James T. Davis; Mary Williams; Galena
Cem; Galena; not given
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Davis, D. F.; H 1-108; m; Missouri; Married; 4 Sep 1887; not given; 45 yrs; Typhoid
fever; not given; John J. Davis; Eliza Black; not given; not given; not
given
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Davis, Mary L.; CH
15-86; f; Indiana; Married; 5 Nov 1887; New Albany; 26 yrs; Paralysis of heart;
not given; Lock Hart; unknown; not given; not given; not given
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Davis, Rebecca; H 10#2-9; f; 24 Jan 1824 - Ky.; Widow; 2 Oct 1908;
Floyd County; 84y8m8d; Rhumatism; John Davis; Benjamin Bendell; unknown;
Galena Cem; Floyd County; not given
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Dempster, Arthur; H 6-30; m; 28 Apr 1882 - Ind; Married; 16 May 1904;
New Albany; 22y24d; Pulmonary TB; not given; John W. Dempster; Laura J.
Clark; Galena; not given; not given
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Dempster, Charles W.; CH 19-2; m; Floyd County; Married; 3 May 1902;
Galena; 28 yrs; Meningitis; not given; John W. Dempster; Laura J. Clark; not
given; Galena; not given
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Dempster, Charles W.; H 4-59; m; 8 Jun 1873 - Ind,; Married; 3 May 1902; Galena; 28y10m25d;
Meningitis; Hattie Dempster; John W. Dempster; Laura J. Clark; Galena;
not given; not given
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Dempster, Hattie; H 10#2-9; f; Indiana; Widow; 8 Oct, 1908; Floyd
County; 27y8m; Consumption; Charles Dempster; James Blackmann; Mary Byerly; Galena
Cem; Floyd County; not given
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Dempster, John W.; CH 37-14; m; 23 Aug 1853 - Ind; Widowed; 1 Mar
1934; 1721 Florence Ave.; 72y3m24d; Chronic myocarditis; Laura Dempster-widower;
James Dempster; Ellen Wilson; Galena; ; Mrs. Eugene Swift
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Hurn, George New Albany Daily
Ledger 7 Jun 1917 p1 c4 George Hurn Dies at His
Home Wednesday Evening - Funeral George Hurn died
Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock at his home in Galena after suffrage from a
compilation of diseases. He was 85
years old and a native of the state of Oregon. He came to Galena four years ago, where he lived up until his
death. He was a member of the G. A.
R. Besides his wife, he is survived by two children, who reside
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Hurn, Maria New Albany Daily
Ledger 30 Oct 1918 p1 c6 Aged Galena Lady Dies in Far West Body of Mrs. Maria Garretson
Hurn Arrives Wednesday-Burial At
Galena Cemetery Thursday Afternoon Mrs. Maria Hurn,
better known as Mrs. Maria Garretson,
the widow of Joseph Garretson, of
Galena, Indiana, died last Wednesday, October 22, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Boyd Hull, in
Portland, Oregon. Death was due to
the infirmities of old age. Mrs. Hurn was married several years ago to
Mr. Hurn, who died a year and a
half ago, since which time she had made her home with her daughter in the
West. She was 82 years old. The body, accompanied by her two daughters, Mrs. Hull, of Portland, and Mrs. August Relander, of Grand Junction,
Colorado, arrived in New Albany Wednesday morning and was taken to the Kraft
Undertaking establishment. The
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James, Joe T. Jeffersonville Evening
News 3 Dec 1990 p4 c5 Joe James, 84, of
Galena, died Sunday at Floyd Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Henry County, Ky.; a retired employee of Breese Veneer Company in New Albany, a retired farmer and a member of Galena United Methodist Church. |
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Survivors include his wife, the former Catherine Elliott; two sons, Nolan and Carl James, both of Los Angeles; two
brothers, Chester and Robert James,
Galena; a sister, Hazel Kelley of
Pleasureville; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Love Funeral Home in Palmyra is in charge of arrangements. |
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New Albany Tribune 4 Dec 1990 p4 c4 Funeral services for Joe James,
84, of Galena, will be held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Love Funeral Home,
Palmyra, with burial in Galena Cemetery.
He died Sunday at Floyd Memorial Hospital. Visitation at the funeral home will be from 8:30 to 9 p.m.
today. |
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Jasper, Frank New Albany Tribune 11 Feb 1966 p8 c2 Frank W. Jasper,
78, died Thursday morning at his home
in Galena. He was a native of New
Albany, and a retired painting contractor.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Alice Hunt, of Galena, and Mrs. Virginia Huckleberry, of Sellersburg; eight
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. |
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The body will be at the Kraft Funeral home after 6 p.m. today. Services
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Galena Cemetery. |
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Galena,
Past and Present
by Margaret
Lamb Atchley
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Barber
shops
The first
I have read about the . . . . .
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The Old Mill
Near the
eastern side of the . . . . .
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Post Office
According to information in the New Albany-Floyd . . . . .
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Garages
& filling stations
Ted Lang had a garage on the . . . .
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Stores:
The Thomas General Store . . . . .
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Sample of
Newspaper Abstracts (Shows some people living in Galena and their relatives.)
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Abstracts The following abstracts are about persons connected with Galena. These were selected to show who lived and
died in the community and how families were related. These articles were chosen while gleaning
certain New Albany newspapers. |
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Anderson, Wilma L. New Albany Tribune 3 Jan 1950 p5 c4 Marriage: Wilma L. Anderson to Delbert Lee
King |
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Ashby, Flora Public Press 12 Aug 1896 p8 c3 Miss Flora Ashby,
who has been in Kentucky visiting her cousin, returned home Wednesday. On reaching New Albany, Mr. George Harmon met her and they were
married. They will make their home in
Galena. |
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New Albany Tribune 28 Oct 1914 p4 c3 Marriage: Flora
Ashby Harmon to Charles Coffman |
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Ashby, Henry Public Press 1 Mar 1899 p5 c3 Henry Ashby, a son
of Magistrate James Ashby, who
lives at Galena, was perhaps fatally injured Saturday by a falling tree. He was felling a tree near his father's
home, when it fell. He was struck by
a limb. |
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Baker, Emma Public Press 10 Mar 1897 p8 c2 Miss Emma Baker is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Maggie Wells. |
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Blasdel, Stanley New Albany Tribune 25 Jan 1951 p6 c3 Friends and neighbors of Galena would like to take this
opportunity to express their interests, prayers, and hopes for better news to
the family of Stanley Blasdel, who
has been reported missing in action in Korea. |
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Bott, Otto F. Floyd County Marriage Book 9 page 546: Otto F. Bott to Ella Jenkins
20 Aug 1890 |
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Brown, Mary L. New Albany Daily Ledger 27 Sep 1920 p4
c3 Marriage: Herbert Francis Thomas to Mary L. Brown
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Bunch, Florence New Albany Daily Ledger 23 Feb 1921 p4
c5 Marriages: Florence Bunch to Chester Thompson |
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Buss, Edith New Albany Weekly
Ledger 3 Jan 1906 p6 c2 Marriage: Edith Buss to Edward Madlung |
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Campbell, Henrietta Kipp New
Albany Weekly Ledger 28 May 1960
p4 c3 Friends and relatives at Galena of Mrs. Henrietta Kipp Campbell, of French Lick a former resident of Galena received
word of her death Monday of cancer. |
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Clark, William New Albany
Weekly Ledger 3 Sep 1926 p1 c1 Mr. & Mrs. A. S. Coffman
who were visiting Mr. Coffman’s
mother Mrs. Mary Reising at
Greencastle, were called home by the death of Mrs. Coffman’s father, Mr. Wm. Clark. New Albany Weekly Ledger 3 Sep 1926 p1 c2 . . . Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Schamel of Pekin and Mrs. George Prusch of Streater, Ill., were called
here by the death of William Clark. |
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Coffman, Sarah New Albany Evening Tribune 29 Nov 1904 p4 c2 Mrs. Sarah Coffman
is very ill of a paralytic stroke at the home of her son, Charles Coffman, near Galena. |
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Public Press 6 Dec 1904 p5 c3 Mrs. Sarah A. Coffman,
widow of the late Henry J. Coffman,
died last Wednesday at the home of her son, Charles Coffman, near Galena, after an illness of several weeks of a
paralytic stroke. She was 75 years
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Creek, William Public Press 23 Jun 1887 p5 c4 On last Wednesday, William Creek arrived at the age of 80 years. He walked from his home in Galena to this city and back,
carrying a basket filled with vegetables from his garden, to his
daughter. Mr. Creek is a very well preserved old gentleman, without an ache or
pain and bids fair to live a number of years longer. |
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Cutting, Lillian (McKee) New Albany Daily Ledger 13 Mar 1917 p4 c4 Mrs. Lillian Cutting, who has been living in Livingston,
Mont., but who has moved to Kansas City, Mo., is now here to visit her
mother, Mrs. McKee, and her
sister, Mrs. Pectol. |
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Davis, Mary Lorena New Albany Weekly Ledger 20 Nov 1925 p1 c1 Mrs. Mary Lorena Davis and daughter, Mrs. Frank Lamppin and Mr. Lamppin
have returned from Nashville, Tennessee and will settle up the estate of the
late Dr. Davis holding a sale
Saturday. The dairy and farms and
houses will be sold later. |
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New Albany Weekly Ledger 27 Nov 1925 p3 c2 Mrs. Davis and
son-in-law, Frank Lamppin who came
back to hold the sale of personal property of the late Dr. Davis left Saturday night for
Memphis, Tenn.[5][5] |
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Dodd,
Rena New Albany Ledger 8/12/1887 p4 c3 Marriage: Dr. Chas. P. Davis to Rena Dodd |
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Dodd, Sarah
(Lamb) Public Press 17 Jul 1889 p3 c3 Mrs. Sarah Dodd, of
Burton, Kansas, who has just finished a pleasant visit with her father,
Josiah Lamb, at Lamb's Valley,
near Galena, and her brothers and sisters returned home last Friday. |
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Dukes,
Martin Public Press 15 Jan 1896
p8 c2 Galena News Martin Dukes of
Montgomery county spent several days here with his lady friend, Miss Jennie Dodd. |
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Dukes,
Palmer Public Press 2 Aug 1904
p4 c4 Palmer, the five years old son of Mrs. Jennie Dukes, is seriously ill of typhoid
fever at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Dodd. |
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New Albany Weekly Ledger 4 Feb 1919 p1 c3 Palmer Dukes, a
returned soldier boy who has been visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
David Dodd, will leave this week
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INDEX (Sample only.
The index in the actual book is three columns to a page)
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Percy, Mrs................................ 134
Charles, Mrs.............................. 160
Chas., Mrs................................. 161
Ida.............................................. 176
John........................................... 176
Rebecca........................................ 46
Sadie.......................................... 205
Elnora........................................ 213
Elenora P..................................... 91
Miss.......................................... 213
David........................................... 91
Edward.................................. 23,
91
Eliheu .......................................... 24
Elijah............................................ 91
Henry...................... 24,
25, 79, 139
Hood.......................................... 207
Hudson B...................... 25,
91, 214
Lucy M....................................... 91
Mr............................................. 139
Sarah (Rice)................... 25,
91, 140
Sarah E......................................... 24
Sarah, Mrs................................. 140
James..................................... 62,
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John............................................. 91
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Other Publications of the
Southern Indiana Genealgocial Society
[1][1] Wife of Otto Bott; daughter of Albert Jenkins and Clarenda (Baugh)
[2][2] 1870 Census Floyd Co., IN Ward 4, p 372: Bott, Otto F., 3 yrs, s/o Henry Bott who was 53 yrs, Keeping Stockyard, born Bavaria at that time.
[3][3] Reber Stone next to Bott lot
[4][4] She was the daughter of Michael Schuman and Mary (Clark) Scott-Schuman.
[5][5] Is this where she died? We could find no records on her.